Natural recovery of a marine foundation species emerges decades after landscape-scale mortality

Abstract Globally, the conditions and time scales underlying coastal ecosystem recovery following disturbance remain poorly understood, and post-disturbance examples of resilience based on long-term studies are particularly rare. Here, we documented the recovery of a marine foundation species (turtl...

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Autores principales:	Margaret O. Hall, Susan S. Bell, Bradley T. Furman, Michael J. Durako
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8c07375cde4a4f50b1d90708d70266e32021-12-02T14:02:53ZNatural recovery of a marine foundation species emerges decades after landscape-scale mortality10.1038/s41598-021-86160-y2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/8c07375cde4a4f50b1d90708d70266e32021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86160-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Globally, the conditions and time scales underlying coastal ecosystem recovery following disturbance remain poorly understood, and post-disturbance examples of resilience based on long-term studies are particularly rare. Here, we documented the recovery of a marine foundation species (turtlegrass) following a hypersalinity-associated die-off in Florida Bay, USA, one of the most spatially extensive mortality events for seagrass ecosystems on record. Based upon annual sampling over two decades, foundation species recovery across the landscape was demonstrated by two ecosystem responses: the range of turtlegrass biomass met or exceeded levels present prior to the die-off, and turtlegrass regained dominance of seagrass community structure. Unlike reports for most marine taxa, recovery followed without human intervention or reduction to anthropogenic impacts. Our long-term study revealed previously uncharted resilience in subtropical seagrass landscapes but warns that future persistence of the foundation species in this iconic ecosystem will depend upon the frequency and severity of drought-associated perturbation.Margaret O. HallSusan S. BellBradley T. FurmanMichael J. DurakoNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Margaret O. Hall Susan S. Bell Bradley T. Furman Michael J. Durako Natural recovery of a marine foundation species emerges decades after landscape-scale mortality
description	Abstract Globally, the conditions and time scales underlying coastal ecosystem recovery following disturbance remain poorly understood, and post-disturbance examples of resilience based on long-term studies are particularly rare. Here, we documented the recovery of a marine foundation species (turtlegrass) following a hypersalinity-associated die-off in Florida Bay, USA, one of the most spatially extensive mortality events for seagrass ecosystems on record. Based upon annual sampling over two decades, foundation species recovery across the landscape was demonstrated by two ecosystem responses: the range of turtlegrass biomass met or exceeded levels present prior to the die-off, and turtlegrass regained dominance of seagrass community structure. Unlike reports for most marine taxa, recovery followed without human intervention or reduction to anthropogenic impacts. Our long-term study revealed previously uncharted resilience in subtropical seagrass landscapes but warns that future persistence of the foundation species in this iconic ecosystem will depend upon the frequency and severity of drought-associated perturbation.
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title	Natural recovery of a marine foundation species emerges decades after landscape-scale mortality
title_short	Natural recovery of a marine foundation species emerges decades after landscape-scale mortality
title_full	Natural recovery of a marine foundation species emerges decades after landscape-scale mortality
title_fullStr	Natural recovery of a marine foundation species emerges decades after landscape-scale mortality
title_full_unstemmed	Natural recovery of a marine foundation species emerges decades after landscape-scale mortality
title_sort	natural recovery of a marine foundation species emerges decades after landscape-scale mortality
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Natural recovery of a marine foundation species emerges decades after landscape-scale mortality

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